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Anaphylaxis caused by honey: a case report

Honey allergy is a very rare, but serious health condition. In this study, we presented 1 patient who had anaphylaxis after the honey allergological investigation with skin prick-prick test with honey. Honey as a food has been associated to allergic reactions and as the increased consumption of honey in health food may increase the incidence of honey-related allergic reactions.

The use of recombinant fish parvalbumin Gad c 1 in the characterisation of fish allergic patients

Material and methods We selected 55 pts (34M, 21F; average age:7.4 years). All had fish allergy, characterized by positive clinical history, skin-prick tests and serum specific IgE to several fish and Gad c 1 (UniCap, Thermo-Fisher). Oral food challenge was performed to evaluate fish tolerance acquisition. Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prisma version 5.0 (GraphPad Software Inc, SD). Two groups were compared using a paired t test Wilcoxon. P values<0.05 were considered significant.

Eosinophilic esophagitis in Portuguese children: clinical and allergological characterisation

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a clinicopathologic entity defined by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and histological eosinophil (eos) inflammation. Its patients (pts) commonly present concurrent reactivity to both food and aeroallergens, outlining the importance of an allergological evaluation.

Poster 1012: Safety and efficacy of omalizumab in 10 children with asthma and other allergic comorbidities

Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical files of all pediatric pts treated with omalizumab from December 2009 to July 2013. The evaluated parameters included: adverse reactions to omalizumab, clinical evolution, Asthma Control Test (ACT) and Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) score evolution and medication decrease. Statistical significance was defined by a p value in the appropriate nonparametric test lower than 0.05.

Poster 1020: Efficacy and safety of sublingual specific immunotherapy with Pru p 3 in a portuguese population - clinical and immunological evaluation during 12 months

Background Peach allergy is prevalent, persistent and potentially severe. LTPs (Pru p 3) and profilins (Pru p 4) are the main allergens involved in this kind of allergy in patients(pts) of Mediterranean area. The hidden presence of LTPs in foodstuffs and in other food involved in LTP syndrome can trigger severe reactions, including anaphylaxis. Thus, this type of allergy can be considered an important target for specific immunotherapy(IT).

PD11 - Omalizumab in children: experience in the Immunoallergology Department

Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of severe allergic asthma for patineis above 6 years old in Europe, but its use has been described successfully in other IgE-mediated diseases.